tolerate: Meaning and Definition of
tol•er•ate
Pronunciation: (tol'u-rāt"), [key] — -at•ed, -at•ing.
- to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- to endure without repugnance; put up with: I can tolerate laziness, but not incompetence.
- to endure or resist the action of (a drug, poison, etc.).
- to experience, undergo, or sustain, as pain or hardship.
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